May free post. Steampunk Seahorse

This months blog was a serious personal challenge. I wanted to use only Lindy's sprays to create a rust effect. I knew this seahorse had to have an amazing collection of steampunk items to frame it. I used resin cogs, chip boards, mitforms, old jewellery, wires and screws.

​I started with this solid wood number 9 that my neighbour gave me months ago. I don't know why but i knew that this would make a fantastic base for this steampunk project.

I covered the whole thing in a thick layer of texture paste.

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As you can see in the top left corner there is this rusty.....thing. I found this thing in my laundry cupboard  when i moved in last month. I have no idea what it is but it's so steampunk perfect and the colours are perfect. This...thing was my pallet for my project.
​I started out using green shades of Lindy;s sprays and shakers. (Bells of ireland green,Cathedral Pines Green, Lederhosen Laurel magical shaker).

 I then used a very old, favourite brush of mine. It has very stiff bristles so this worked brilliantly to work the sprays into the project to get the rust look i was after. I dabbed the sprays instead of spraying as i really wanted to control where the colour was going. Again i was using the rust colour of the found object as a reference.  I started by using the blue hues (Baniff Blue) starburst squirts and (Black Forest Black) magical shaker. I then started on creating the rust by using a combination of (Yellow Rose of Texas, Glory of the Seas Gold, Bayou Boogie Gold) lindy's sprays and (Oktoberfest Orange) magical shaker. After a few attempts of dabbing the colour on i then moved to a plastic plate, mixing the colours together to create my own lindy's colour. I did go back over spots with straight colour to highlight and create shadow.

This is the finished product. At first i thought i might have gone a little to heavy with the rust look but i am very happy with the final look. Challenging myself to only use lindy's sprays, squirts and shaker to create a rust look was so fun. These products are so incredibly versatile. Thank you so much for viewing my blog. Follow the links below to get some fabulous lindy's sprays for yourself. 

Black Forest Black Magical Shaker

A$7.50

All the high quality, powdered pigment you expect from our versatile Magicals in newly formulated colors just for shaking! These crystalized dye shakers have more of a low key shimmer to appeal to everyone from paper crafters to artists alike. Easy shakers for sprinkled techniques to open lid colorizing options for all your artist mediums! These are the new "must haves" and in sought after primary colors to boot!

Every Magical shaker color has a new matching Embossing Powder color, just for fun!

Black Forest Black is a true black with a slight pewter shimmer. If sprinkled and sprayed lightly, it gives a rainbow effect

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Oktoberfest Orange Magical Shaker

A$7.50

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All the high quality pigment powder you expect from our versatile Magicals in newly formulated colors just for shaking! These crystallized dye shakers have more of a low key shimmer to appeal to everyone from paper crafters to artists alike. Easy shakers for sprinkled techniques to open lid colorizing options for all your artist mediums! These are the new "must haves" and in sought after primary colors to boot!

Every Magical shaker color has a new matching Embossing Powder color, just for fun!

Oktoberfest Orange is a stunning orange-y orange with a slight orange shimmer.

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Bells of Ireland Green Shimmer Spray

A$7.99

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Cathedral Pines Green Shimmer Spray

A$7.99

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Yellow Rose of Texas Shimmer Spray

A$7.99

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Glory of the Seas Gold Shimmer Spray

A$7.99

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Bayou Boogie Gold Shimmer Spray

A$7.99

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Squirts Banff Blue

A$7.50

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Our most exciting product with the funny name! Lindy's Squirts are a specialized dye system that is a thicker ink product you use as you would a fluid medium. Great for pouring, painting, mixed media, alcohol blending, collage, etc.  Dyes lend themselves to permanence on porous surfaces like fabric, paper, polymer, clay, leather, wood, etc. Squirts are easy to mix & tint acrylic paints, art mediums, gels, gessoes, etc., without diluting them or changing their consistency. .

  Banff Blue is a rich, deep blue with an amazing blue shimmer.

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Cathedral Pines Green Magical Shaker

A$7.50

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All the high quality, pigment powders you expect from our versatile Magicals in newly formulated colors just for shaking! These crystalized dye shakers are a replica of our most popular spray colors, (that aren't already in a Magical set). Easy shakers for sprinkled techniques to open lid colorizing options for all your artist mediums! These are the new "must haves" and in sought after spray colors!

Cathedral Pines Green is a beautiful forest green with a soft green shimmer.

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Mitform Candle -2

A$1.65

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RA Resin - Stamperia Steampunk Seahorse XLarge

A$14.95

Can be altered with paint and waxes.

14cm x 8cm x .75cm

Handmade in Australia

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Check instore for chipboards. www.randomarts.com.au